Spin

Summary

In this science fiction novel, an enigmatic barrier suddenly encloses Earth, blocking the stars and slowing the planet's passage of time so that billions of years pass in the wider universe for every year that passes on the ground, meaning the sun will soon expand and destroy everything. The story follows three friends across decades as humanity races to understand the phenomenon and find a way to survive. Wilson grounds vast cosmic mystery in intimate human relationships and the dread of a doomed world.